Data center restrictions tracker · Pennsylvania

Hanover Township, Pennsylvania: data center zoning exclusion (2026)

Data snapshot 2026-08-15 · part of Pricing the Fear of Data Centers

Hanover Township, in Washington County, Pennsylvania, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on March 31, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.

The record reads: "Township passed data center ordinance regulating location, noise, water usage, power demand, and emergency management. Most likely site is Starpointe Industrial Park. Community members from Center for Coalfield Justice remain concerned… (datacentertracker.org)."

Details

ActionClassStatusDateMW thresholdScopeSource
Zoning exclusionrestrictionenactedMarch 31, 2026not county-widedatacentertracker.org

Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Washington County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.

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Pennsylvania context

Pennsylvania has 50 documented local actions across 48 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Pennsylvania in this snapshot.

A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.

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